Country: Niger

People Groups
Total

37

People Groups Unreached

29 (78.4%)

People Groups Unreached Frontier

17 (45.9%)

Population
Total

27,769,000

Population in Unreached

27,273,000 (98.2%)

Population in Unreached Frontier

5,048,000 (18.2%)

% Evangelical

1.03%

Progress Scale

Progress Gauge
Map Notes

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Photo People Group Population
this Ctry
Population
Global
Count
Ctrys
Indigenous Primary Language Primary
Religion
Progress
Scale
% Christian
Adherent
% Evangelical Needed
Workers
Moor, general 29,000 296,000 10 Hassaniyya Islam Progress Gauge 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Mossi 259,000 14,391,000 13 Moore Islam Progress Gauge 20.00 % 2.00 % -
 Tasawaq 23,000 23,000 1 Tasawaq Islam Progress Gauge 0.40 % 0.00 % 1
 Tuareg, Air 517,000 517,000 1 Tamajeq, Tayart Islam Progress Gauge 0.20 % 0.20 % 10
 Tuareg, Algerian 28,000 216,000 4 Arabic, Algerian Saharan Islam Progress Gauge 0.10 % 0.00 % 1
 Tuareg, Arabized 17,000 17,000 1 Arabic, Algerian Islam Progress Gauge 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Tuareg, Asben 201,000 201,000 1 Tamajeq, Tayart Islam Progress Gauge 1.00 % 0.80 % 4
 Tuareg, Tahaggart 55,000 156,000 3 Tamahaq, Tahaggart Islam Progress Gauge 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Tuareg, Tamajaq 1,240,000 1,757,000 4 Tamajaq, Tawallammat Islam Progress Gauge 0.09 % 0.09 % 25
 Tubu, Teda 29,000 161,000 5 Tedaga Islam Progress Gauge 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Yoruba 86,000 48,471,000 17 Yoruba Islam Progress Gauge 20.00 % 7.50 % -
 Zarma 5,066,000 5,273,000 6 Zarma Islam Progress Gauge 0.20 % 0.10 % 101
  Totals:  37 27,769,000           17 ☀︎  29 1.64 % 1.03 % 549 
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 149,000                  
  UN Country Population (2025) 27,918,000                  

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Province Estimated
Population
Agadez 733,000
Diffa 895,000
Dosso 3,216,000
Maradi 5,491,000
Niamey 1,314,000
Tahoua 5,193,000
Tillabéry 4,296,000
Zinder 5,668,000
Provinces:  8 26,806,000
UN Country Population 27,918,000
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Language Code # Peoples
w/ this Primary
Language
# Unreached
w/ this Primary
Language
Scripture
Status
YouVersion
Bible
Resources
Faith Comes
By Hearing
Bible Resources
Jesus Film
Online
Global
Recordings
Resources
God's
Story
Resources
Gospel
Tract
Online
Arabic, Algerian arq 2 2 New Testament
Arabic, Algerian Saharan aao 1 1 Bible Portions
Arabic, Chadian shu 1 1 Complete Bible
Arabic, Levantine apc 1 0 Bible Portions
Arabic, Western Egyptian Bedawi ayl 1 1 Bible Portions
Bamanankan bam 1 1 Complete Bible
Dazaga dzg 1 1 Bible Portions
Dendi (Benin) ddn 1 1 New Testament
English eng 2 0 Complete Bible
French fra 1 0 Complete Bible
Fulfulde, Central-Eastern Niger fuq 2 2 New Testament
Fulfulde, Western Niger fuh 2 2 New Testament
Gourmanchema gux 1 0 Complete Bible
Hassaniyya mey 1 1 New Testament
Hausa hau 2 2 Complete Bible
Kanembu kbl 1 1 Bible Portions
Kanuri, Bilma bms 1 0 Translation Started
Kanuri, Manga kby 1 1 New Testament
Kanuri, Tumari krt 1 1 Translation Needed
Kanuri, Yerwa knc 1 1 New Testament
Moore mos 1 0 Complete Bible
Tagdal tda 1 1 Unspecified
Tamahaq, Tahaggart thv 1 1 Bible Portions
Tamajaq, Tawallammat ttq 1 1 New Testament
Tamajeq, Tayart thz 2 2 New Testament
Tasawaq twq 1 1 Translation Needed
Tedaga tuq 1 1 Translation Needed
Tetserret tez 1 1 Translation Needed
Unknown xxx 1 1 Unspecified
Yoruba yor 1 0 Complete Bible
Zarma dje 1 1 Complete Bible
Totals: 31 37 29   15 20 21 23 12 5
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Niger Statistics
People Groups 37
Unreached People Groups 29  (78.4%)
Population 27,769,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 4.1%
Population in Unreached 27,273,000  (98.2%)
Primary Religion Islam
Percent Christian Adherent 1.6%
Percent Evangelical 1.0%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 549
Country Progress Level 1
Continent Africa
Region Africa, West and Central
10/40 Window Yes
Country Code NG
Official Language(s) French
Literacy Rate 35%
Estimated Illiterate Population 18,050,000
Persecution Ranking 28 (1=Highest) Open Doors
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